State comparison · 2025
Graphic Designers salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Graphic Designers in District of Columbia earn a median of $87,920. In Oregon, $66,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $87,920
- p25
- $75,300
- p75
- $114,280
- p10
- $62,240
- p90
- $136,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Oregon
Graphic Designers
- Median
- $66,040
- p25
- $57,420
- p75
- $103,220
- p10
- $45,260
- p90
- $170,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.